[Mortal’s Journey · Steady Cultivation · Slow-Burn Survival]
In the death chamber, there are no vengeful ghosts, only the living.
Gu An is just a clerk in the death chamber of Yong’an County,
copying case files, examining corpses, and recording personal effects,
settling the dead’s affairs and taking the blame for the living.
In this world, where cultivators stand high above all others,
a mortal’s life isn’t even worth remembering.
Then, after a bloody murder, he discovers
corpses contain leftovers that cultivators don’t want;
case files conceal clues that someone deliberately erased;
and a stone clasp in his hand
can turn this “junk” into bargaining chips for survival.
He doesn’t seek speed or ruthlessness,
only to live through each reckoning and abandonment
for one more year, and then another.
